Nikhil Chandhok Sells 26,666 Shares of Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) Stock

Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) insider Nikhil Chandhok sold 26,666 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.15, for a total value of $1,790,621.90. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 717,920 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $48,208,328. This trade represents a 3.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Nikhil Chandhok also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, July 8th, Nikhil Chandhok sold 26,666 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.90, for a total value of $1,703,957.40.
• On Wednesday, June 24th, Nikhil Chandhok sold 489,737 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.37, for a total value of $35,442,266.69.
• On Monday, June 8th, Nikhil Chandhok sold 26,666 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.75, for a total value of $2,233,277.50.
• On Thursday, May 21st, Nikhil Chandhok sold 10,000 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.00, for a total transaction of $1,110,000.00.

Circle Internet Group Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of Circle Internet Group stock traded up $0.26 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $71.42. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,634,881 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,776,629. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $70.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $85.99. The firm has a market cap of $17.75 billion, a PE ratio of 48.92 and a beta of 0.23. Circle Internet Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $49.90 and a fifty-two week high of $164.64.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by ($0.08). Circle Internet Group had a return on equity of 13.58% and a net margin of 15.53%.The business had revenue of $701.32 million for the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($4.48) EPS. Circle Internet Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Circle Internet Group, Inc. will post 0.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Circle Internet Group

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CRCL. AI Squared Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Circle Internet Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $463,000. Ninepoint Partners LP acquired a new position in Circle Internet Group during the second quarter worth $251,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in Circle Internet Group in the second quarter worth $25,467,000. SBI Holdings USA Inc. purchased a new position in Circle Internet Group in the second quarter worth $101,084,820,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Circle Internet Group by 12.7% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,000 after acquiring an additional 251 shares during the period.

More Circle Internet Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting Circle Internet Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Circle highlighted its Arc blockchain as a key growth driver, raising its 2026 other-revenue outlook ahead of Arc’s planned September 16 mainnet launch. The update reinforces expectations that Arc could expand Circle’s revenue beyond its existing stablecoin-related business. CRCL Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Arc-Led Revenue Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright reiterated a Buy rating and a $104 price target, well above CRCL’s recent trading level near $71. The firm projects earnings growth to $1.39 per share in fiscal 2027, including quarterly estimates of $0.40, $0.33 and $0.42 for the first, third and fourth quarters, respectively.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor sentiment remains divided. One report noted that CRCL shares rose during Tuesday’s session, while another emphasized that the stock remained about 10% lower year to date, indicating that recent gains have not yet reversed its broader decline. Circle Internet Group Stock Jumps Tuesday. Analysts Are Still Split on the Stock. Circle Internet Is Still Down 10% in 2026. What Will It Take to Get CRCL Stock Back Up to $100?
• Negative Sentiment: HC Wainwright trimmed its 2026 EPS forecasts, lowering estimates for the third quarter to $0.34 from $0.37 and the fourth quarter to $0.51 from $0.55. Those cuts suggest near-term earnings execution remains a concern, particularly after Circle’s latest quarterly EPS missed consensus expectations.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Compass Point set a $62.00 price target on Circle Internet Group in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen cut Circle Internet Group from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. HC Wainwright lowered their target price on Circle Internet Group from $115.00 to $104.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their target price on Circle Internet Group from $150.00 to $127.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Freedom Capital upgraded Circle Internet Group to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $97.12.

Circle Internet Group Company Profile

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) is a financial technology company that builds infrastructure to enable businesses and developers to use and move money on public blockchains. Co-founded by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, the company is best known as a principal issuer and steward of USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin developed through the CENTRE Consortium, which Circle co-founded with Coinbase. Jeremy Allaire serves as CEO and has been a visible leader in the company’s strategy and public engagement around digital currency and payments innovation.

Circle’s core products and services center on digital currency issuance and programmable payments.